Patna boy leaves for Srinagar to hoist tricolor at Lal Chowk on Independence Day

Patna boy Varun Kumar Singh has set out for Srinagar to hoist the tricolor at the Lal Chowk on August 15, the Independence Day. 17-year-old Varun, a class 12th student of DAV school left for Srinagar today evening with the tricolor in his hand. His cousin brother has also joined him in his

Patna boy Varun Kumar Singh has set out for Srinagar to hoist the tricolor at the Lal Chowk on August 15, the Independence Day. 17-year-old Varun, a class 12th student of DAV school left for Srinagar today evening with the tricolor in his hand.

His cousin brother has also joined him in his cause. Varun left for Delhi via Sampoorn Kranti Express without a confirmed ticket in hand. Varun is determined that despite the volatile situation in the state, he would be able to achieve his mission on the Independence Day.

Before departing for Delhi, an agitated Varun said that he took the decision of flagging the national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar after he witnessing the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir for last one month.

"I am going to Lal Chowk in Srinagar to hoist national flag. Kashmir is part of India and I have all right to hoist the flag there", said Varun Kumar.

Varun was also upset with the manner pro-Pakistani slogans were shouted on the streets of Patna last month and also a Pakistani flag unfurled in Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's home district, Nalanda.

"I am disturbed by what is going on in Kashmir. Also in Patna, pro-Pakistan slogans were chanted and a Pakistani flag was hoisted in Nalanda. All these have angered me", said the Patna boy.

Varun knows that the Srinagar is under curfew for more than a month now post violence that erupted after the killing of alleged terrorist Burhan Wani but maintained that he would attain success in his mission.

"Despite curfew I will hoist the national tricolor on 15th August", Varun said.

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